New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-03
DOlNGS OF THE CHURCHES.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE RELIGIOUS
WORLD HERE AND THERE.

SALIENT FEATURES OF TIE hELlGlOUS
WORLD HERE AND THERE.
The Board OF Trustees OF Chattanooga University
have decided to respect and obey the admonions of
the Board OF Managers OF the Freedmans Aid Society
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church At the beginning
the school year. therefore, negro scholars will
be admitted. aud Professor Caukns oill be dismissed.
Nevertheless the trustees under, to feel very
the way in which their policy has been over
turned V the Church, and though they say nothing
about resgnng. it is quite possible that they may do
So. Dut whether they do 80 or not 1t Is the opinion OF
many intelligent Methodlsts that the success OF tho
university has been seriously impaired. For In tho
present state OF feeling in the South no institution
which admits colored pupils can hope to retain any
white pupils.
The Rev. Dr. George F. Pentecost thinks that II all
the Christian denominations were to adopt the parish
system the Episcopal Church, the cydngelzation of
our cities would be much more easy. DR.. Pentecost
OF course refers to the territorial idea of the parish
which is generally observed in the Church OF Eng
land city is divided up among all the churches OF
the city each OF which has its own territory for
the spiritual care of which it il responsible. Dr.
Pentecost is hardly to be aed for not knowing that
the Episcopal Church 10 this country does not enforce
the territorial idea and could not II it wished He
would indeed be bold rector who should claim the
spiritual allegiance of all the Epis"opaans. not to
speak OF other denominations, within the territorial
limits OF hi, parish, even it such limits existed. lie
would be told that this IL tree country. and he
would be rather pOntedy requested to mimi bis own
business The fact is that in all large cities Episcopal
parishes into" each other in the most inde-
pendent way and not even the Bishop OF the diocese
feels that he interfere. As any one knows, there
portions OF this city where Episcopal churches
cluster tbicky and other sections where there ale few
members OF the Episcopal Church, but 1t hardly seems
possible to remedy it.
There are to-day 10 Mexico. according TO corre-
spondent OF " Tue Boston Herald many patriotic lib
erals who regtet the hostile attitude of the State
toward the Church. Here is a nation of ten million
souls, largely Indians, who are more to be won to
the cold ideals OF Protestant standardization than
they to become thcosophsts. without the Catholic
faith they will return to their Aztec idols, gods OF
human sacrifice haunting errors cvnjnred up by bar.
barians, living as in perpetual nightmare. And
among educated men in Mexico to-day the ease pre-
sents similar phase. Leaving the Catholic Church,
they become, not Protestants but inhdels, free
hnkers u.atcralists pure and simple. They 60 from
faith TO faith, from the gion OF their 3ncestors
which, at least, provide food tor the human s'nl-to
the husk OF the deniers OF everything sacred and asso-
ciated with human aspirations. The blow which was
aimed the Church rebounded, and on the one hand,
"a Mexico threatened with return to heathen-
ism in its revolving aspects aud in the higher
orders OF society to dIsorganLin- tAIdclity.
SAID an intelligent Catholic laywan OF Mexico re-
scny: The world moves in fact. 1t goes round and
there Is in shatng the facts Of science out OF
textbooks. BY joining ourselves to the onward
movement OF the tim's, while holding fast to
what believe the great realities OF spiritual truth,
will win souls than by standing of denying
plain iacts and entering into questions winch have no
bearing on eternal realities
The recent disastrous fire at Chautaulna will not at
all interfere with the success OF the coming season.
large number OF handsome buildings will be az oGce
crectc l. Each building says The Buffalo Ex-
pre- will be "A gem OF aren't cural design. being
dstu tive type OF some auc cnt iorm Oientll, Moor-
i,h or Venetian This tendency 10 ard tie aesthetic
marks The later devcO ilcnt OF ChaHtaulaa. At hrst
the cottage stores ami assembly building, were OF
rulcst fashion, As they have been ou;grown one DY
one they have been replaced by large, liter arranged
aud more artistic ones, as witness the Hotel Attic.
nrun. thc Chl,lrens Temple and ;hc Hall OF phos-
ophy O;hcr plans Tor identifying the grounds aud
embellshins the face OF Nature have been devised"
A Church Colonization Land Society has been
sanzca England The society 5 TO carry out. under
tho auspices OF the Church OF En-. inl practical
system OF emigration on a seltsnpporns and re-
muneratiyc ha,is. number OF families Will be sent
out 10 various settlements, III which Church services
aud Church schools will be established TO disnter-
escd outsider would seem that the scbem' must fa.
The minsling OF religions propaSandSn and business
ventures does not usually succeed well
On May 81 an Alumni Professor OF the Evidences
Revealed Religion tor the Episcopal General The
Ole. ca seminary this city will be elected. Among
the candidates are Bishop Littleohn. Professor Ord
ronauX, OF Columbia College Father Hail. OF
Boston. and the Rev. DR. John Henry Hopkins. DR..
Hopkins sill probably be elected.
Many people familiar with the temperance hymn.
Mourn for the Thousands Slam" believe that it
written by DR. j. l.. Wharton now living IN PhUnix,
Arizona aud it is understood that DR. Wharton HIM
sell claims the authorship OF the hymn. The Chris
tan Adv0c ate denies tins claim, and asserts that the
hymn in question written in 1913 by the Rev ).
q. Brace, Congregational minister.
ave learn" says The Jewish Messenger that
ffty-Oix GOOD bishops have forth circular letter
commencing the jewish missions of the Church
Quoted by the Church Society for Promoting Chris
tanity amongst the Jews. aud ealing upon the do
under deep obligations to our EpscOpaan friends tor
the aiicctiOnatc interest thew thus annually display
toward the Jews, which il certainly more than the do
ccses show toward their Jewish miss Judged by
the collections
Preparations tor the eleventh annual Episcopal
Church Congress taIrl, urler way. The mv
tation OF tie Bishop of Kentucky meet IN Louisville
has been accepted and given great satisfaction Epis
copaans within and beyond that diocese. IL was
- decline the invitation 10 Milwaukee,
cordially extended b., the Bishop OF Wisconsin. as
partial arrangements had already been made tor the
meeting in Louisville. The opening session OF the
eress will be held Tuesday. October Is. the
GLIDING the Fri iav following. The topics formu-
lated l. " The Function aud Power OF the Chris
tian Preacher OF To-day" >. The Higher Education
OF Women.' 3. the Proposal to Change tho Name Of
the Church" 4. The Historic Epi>copate and Apos-
tolic Succession" :. The IIymnal We Ncei." q.
" What ShoalI 6e the Basis OF Representation at tho
General ConvcntonN Z. Prayer Meeuugs.' Tho
Right Rev. I. W. Dudley ID. D.. will preside. II is
TN iersood that n large ngnhcr of clergy and aity
from other doceses will be present. Among the names
OF appontecs in the various doceses those OF DIR.
Phillips Brooks OF Boston, Dr. Greer o. Providence;
Bishop Seymour. OF gicd Bishop Harris. Dr.
Goodwin. of Philadelphia; Dr. lluntin ston. Of New
York Dr. Leonard. of Washington; DR.. Holland, Of
and Satteree, OF New. York Judge Mcdonnell of
New orleans James - Bidle esq. &. Stuart Patcr-
son. DIR. Riley, tho Rev. Henry wilson. ID. d.. Dr..
fitkin OF Detroit DIR. ZeiSenuss, OF Poushkeepsie